The other thing to remember is that the human eye is NOT the most advanced eye in the animal kingdom. We essentially have three channels of vision for perception of our world, red, green and blue, whereas other organisms such as many fish, turtles and birds have much more advanced retinas (and complex) that our own. For example, the turtle likely sees in at least seven channels of vision, perceiving a world we could never hope to imagine.
Oh, and here is another fact: In the zebrafish, despite their retinas being much more complex and sophisticated than ours, can repair their retinas from damage whereas we are currently screwed if our retinas go bad.
IAAVS (I am a vision scientist), and neuroscientist.
Likely because anybody wanting to access the website from outside the US simply does not matter to Bush. Look, this is a guy who if you do not share his opinion or can help him out in any way, you become a non entity. Classic example is the Philadelphia Enquirer reporter who was talking to Bush telling him that he did not exactly agree with his position. The response from Bush? "Who cares what you think." Classic.
Look, from the perspective of Bush, anybody accessing his website from another country (and he has alienated so many in other countries) can 1) not have any impact on his re-election and 2) Likely will not be a fan of the man because you are in a demographic who likely does not support him.
Its too bad this could not have taken place sooner. I dumped AT&T a few months ago due to very poor customer service and because AT&T had absurdly high rates for international calling when I travel (calls from New Zealand to the US were something like $8.00/minute with AT&T) I went with T-Mobile at the time and have been for the most part satisfied, although coverage in remote areas of the American West is weak due to a less well developed GSM network. After reading an article in the Wall St. Journal (not linked because its a subscription article) this morning, it turns out however, even if I had remained with AT&T nee Cingular I would have had to deal with the same coverage issues because Cingular will move their customers from TDMA phones to GSM phones.
So, just like when the TDMA markets were rolling out some years ago, it took a couple years to expand them to remote areas. I suspect fairly uniform GSM coverage throughout remote areas in the near future. Perhaps if Cingular provides better service and lower rates, they might win myself and many others back.
Yep, you are right. That is what I get for typing without thinking. Sometimes I marvel at the fact that I made it through Calculus in high school and partial differentials in college..
Wiring harnesses are heavy, expensive and difficult to install and maintain. If this can make a significant weight and complexity reduction, it may well be more than worth the added upfront cost.
Indeed. Even on the old cars with simple wiring harnesses I worked on as a mechanic during college, there could be significant problems. One of the cars I maintained was a 1969 Lamborghini Miura and tracking down electrical problems in that thing was a monster job. And don't even get me going on the early British cars with the Lucas electrics.....
True story: During a drive down a local canyon with the owner of one of the British cars I maintained I smelled smoke. "Don't worry" the owner says "It always smells like that". A couple miles later I say "You know, I really think something is burning" to which he replies "Nah, it's just......"Poof!. Smoke and flames lick up underneath the hood and we go screeching most inelegantly off the side of the road just in time to extinguish the flames.
The general rule of thumb is 1 MPG for every 100 lbs. This would boost fuel economy by about.5 MPG.
Don't think that's a big deal then eh? OK then..5 MPG here factored in with 150 thousand miles over the life of a car factored in with gas at $2.00 US per gallon would save you something like 70 thousand dollars over the life of the car.......is that right? Whoa......Actually, I never thought about it in those terms, but even if it saved me $5 thousand dollars, it would be worth it.
Actually......the typical weight of an automotive wiring harness is around 50 lbs which absolutely does impact your milage and has been an issue for automotive manufacturers for a number of years particularly with increasing fuel economy standards that will be going in place over the next few years. Every little bit helps.
I sincerely doubt that it would be harder for the public to have access to evidentiary information if that info is privately gathered and spread across the Internet, no?
Have you missed all the news stories about servers being confiscated? Even those in countries other than the U.S.?
Also, last I checked the PATRIOT act is fairly limited in the other two regards you mentioned, especially for information stored or disseminated outside of US territorial borders.
Even without cryptographic jiggery-pokery,..... Say, wha?????
Seriously though, this does raise an important point, however, the real issue is not "is there evidence available", rather it is: "can we get access to the evidence?". There are lots of instances where the facts exist, it is just obtaining access and recent efforts as part of and independent of the revised Patriot Act will make it even harder for the general public to 1) have access to evidentiary information 2) remain anonymous when contributing evidentiary information and 3) avoid prosecution for retaining evidentiary information that might be "determined" sensitive.
Raskin has been suggesting for years now that the MacOS has failed the interface test. My impression is that he would prefer an entirely different machine that may perhaps be radically different than what we have now. If this is so, Raskin should go out and create his OS of choice. At that point, I will evaluate it but for now, I will stick with OS X. Sorry Jeff, but you appear to be concerned with designing interfaces for folks that do not know how to use computers. I know how to use computers and have found very efficient workflows that allow tremendous amounts of work to be accomplished (except when posting to Slashdot of course) using current computer interface designs. The current way of doing business with GUI's is somewhat efficient for noobies, quite efficient for intermediate users, and the GUI combined with the CLI is very efficient for advanced users. By the way, the combined GUI and CLI is done quite nicely in OS X.
Also, Raskin's complaints about Windows and OS X being similar could come down to other explanations: 1) convergent evolution or 2) Microsoft blatantly ripped off Apple in look and feel and continues to do so. I am inclined to believe both options as there are simply efficient ways of interfacing with computers in a GUI paradigm. That said, how many times have we seen MacOS features show up in Windows some time later? I am by no means suggesting they are equivalent however. OS X is so much better than Windows in terms of function and interface, but Windows has made huge strides in the last few years, although I do find myself applying the "standard" Windows scheme on my XP machines.
As I understand it, biological production of oil is one of those long accepted dogmas that may or may not be exclusively true. There is a theory that suggests that oil production may not be biological exclusively. This is supported by a number of meteorites that have fallen to earth containing what appear to be complex hydrocarbon rich complexes. However, all of this said, I seem to remember a recent article in Science or Nature that suggested abiological production of hydrocarbons was possible (as observed in the Canadian shield), but not a significant resource for production of hydrocarbons.
Titan may offer the first chance for a terrifying symphony of alien thunder.
Alien thunder?.........hrmmmmm......new, name......for a band? Yeah, that's it.
On a more serious note, here is the link to the Cassini-Huygens main page complete with a tital flyby schedule, a flyby mission description, photo essay including some amazing images of the rings of Saturn, Titan and more.
So, Apple has been supporting multiple monitors since (I think) 1987 and I have been using at least two monitors since 1989 on my Mac IIsi, IIci, Quadra 840av Power Macintosh 9600, Power Macintosh G3 and G4s and now my G5. Also going back a couple of years on my SGI O2 and Octanes. It was not until 1998 that Windows started supporting multiple monitors (badly) and I was not using multiple monitors on Windows routinely until 2002 at which point I pretty much abandonded for OS X. Two Cinema Displays are pretty darned sweet, I must say.
Earth to BWJones: Slashdot is a privately-run geek portal.
Yes.......and?
The First Amendment (of which I am a diehard defender) does not apply to private entities. It only applies to the government.
Yes.......and?
Slashdot can censor whoever they want, whenever they want, for whatever reason they want, because it is *their* server time and space that they are *permitting* you to use.
True, but censorship is still censorship and those who would engage in it should not be trusted. I still say shame on them.
You do not have a *right* to post to Slashdot, or to have your posts modded-up.
I do not need to rely on that as my Karma has been maxed out for years now on Slashdot.
Now go home and cry to your momma about how the world isn't "fair." The world never was "fair," and never will be, nor *should* it be.
Listen to you......an undergraduate college student who's parents are likely paying for your tuition. You who judging from many of your last posts, do not believe that rules or law apply to you.
Your not all bad judging from some of your past posts which have been supportive or informative. Perhaps a bit arrogant and full of yourself, but do be careful about who you lecture to about the world not being fair. I understand and know this intimately, and have seen things in parts of the world that most Americans would not believe (and/or find deeply disturbing) and yet have come back and still been wildly successful by most definitions. I likely could not have accomplished as much in another country and as such, I am an ardent supporter of this country, its Constitution and its Bill of Rights.
The world never was "fair," and never will be, nor *should* it be.
I would be curious to have you expand on this logic. Just why should the world not be fair?
To the moderators who are modding the parent down......are you modding me down because you don't agree with me politically? Or are you modding me as troll because you actually think this is a troll? How can encouraging people to vote be a troll?
If you are modding me down because you dont agree with me politically, shame on you. That is censorship and no matter which side of the political fence you sit on, the First Amendment should be sacrosanct.
I am aware of this. Furthermore, the "contractors" are making significantly more (like 200-300% more) than the soldiers are making. What do you think that does for morale? What do you think that does for the Iraqi citizen? How are they supposed to tell the difference now between an American soldier and a civilian? Even more troubling is that the contractors are not subject to Geneva convention rules of engagement like soldiers are.
Aw, hell. While we are at it, why not privatize all of government? You might be surprised at how much is already privatized. We are well on our way to outsourcing our military to companies such as Haliburton and Computer Sciences Corporation (nee Dyncorp) as well as having our current POTUS wanting to privatize social security, the Dept. of the Interior, the Dept. of Eduation, the Department of Energy, our system of election to corporations like Diebold etc...etc...etc.... So, why are you now complaining about TIA and privacy?
Individuals and organizations that will do anything necessary to accomplish their goals, even if that means skirting the law by going outside the country should not be tolerated. In essence, this approach would violate the law, thus this effort at relocation, so why is he supported by members in the current government?
So, taking this further: Let's say that this company screws up in their data collection......what recourse will you have if the company is an offshore company? By what mechanisms will they be held responsible for errors or violations of the law?
All of this is exactly why you need to vote in this coming election. Get out and vote!
Gates: Understand those are cases where you are downloading third-party software.'
Hrmmmm. Downloading third party software on my Macintosh does not seem to get me into trouble in the same manner as it does on Windows........Why is that Mr. Gates? Furthermore, I have performed the experiment: Install Windows on a computer and hook it up to the Internet. Leave it hooked up without downloading one bit of software from anywhere! and the machine will be compromised. Why is that Mr. Gates?
Moving along: Q: Might you add anti-virus/spyware protection in Windows? Gates: It's not a thing you build in. You have to offer a service......Why is that Mr. Gates? I would have thought that you would offer a secure environment as part of your product out of the box? What does that tell us about the quality of your products? After all, does not my automobile come with airbags and antilock brakes and skid control and all wheel drive? Under your logic, those features would only work if I paid a monthly premium.
You know, I kept waiting for something better to happen with Windows, but I have work to do and things to create, so I'll stick with OS X and my Macintosh. Thanks anyway.
Actually no. I could kick some serious ass in high school and I had a temper to match. Back then, we had a number of the frat boys from the university that seemed to like to get drunk and drive over to the Indian Center (local punk venue) pick fights with the kids (typically younger) with funny hair. They typically got schooled and I developed my distaste for the university greek system.
Growing up a bit more in college and religion tempered me a bit and taught me to be more patient and understanding. Graduate school and my marriage taught me to be more compassionate and more tolerant, however, I still have a soft spot for the underdog and will always stand up for them.
"I understand his desire to search for intelligent life in outer space, because obviously he doesn't find it in the mirror in the morning," Hayes said. "I think that people can be comfortable that security has beamed this man out of our building."
What an ass Tom Hayes is! Come on now, there is no need for personal attacks, especially because this statement was publicly released in a news interview and they have already fired this guy. I am half tempted to find Tom's email address and tell him just that.
So the issue is: Was there a policy that prohibited use of those systems for that purpose? Granted, since the machines were taxpayer funded, this should have raised some red-flags for Charles Smith (the fired employee), however...... immediate termination rather than a warning seems a bit harsh. Any time you are using publicly funded resources for personal use, there should be extreme caution, and my bias is to never, ever go there in the first place unless there is a prior agreement for reimbursement.
Of course we do not know all the circumstances, but Tom Hayes is still an ass for publicly attempting to humiliate this guy. Tom, whats wrong with you? I suspect you are a former high school football player turned college frat boy who has to put people down to make yourself feel better. Ass!
Actually, a Ph.D. in computer science does not and should not restrict you to academics. Yes, it is true that you might be more inclined to to "academic work", but there are companies that value the Ph.D. for industry work. You might be surprised to know how many graduate degrees (masters and doctorates) there are at companies like Adobe, Apple, Motorola, IBM, Intel and yes, even Microsoft.
On top of all that, you can really clean up with a Ph.D. in computer science. Even the post-docs in our computer science program can make six figures (compare that to bio-science post-docs at around 30-40k).
All in all, I think the parent poster gave you rather bad advice. You should get a Ph.D. if you want one and are interested in learning. It is a mark of academic excellence and illustrates you are an authority in your chosen area of study, which does have implications for making a living. Depending upon your area of interest, others may find your expertise quite valuable.
Oh, yeah. Companies now have to "rewrite their applications to prevent exploits" because of a security flaw in Microsoft's software? Would not it be simpler and easier for Microsoft's customers for Microsoft to fix the flaw? Hey, if I wanted to keep my customers happy, that is the course of action I would suggest. Look, you have 2.9 Million web sites out there that now have to go through and invest a number of hours or work to fix the problem. Let's say the fix is easy and only requires say, three hours to recode and test......that is how many hours of lost productivity to the world's GDP? 8.7 Million hours of lost productivity!
Mod as Flamebait/Troll? Seriously. But that said, I like to give everybody at least a chance to speak and I will respond to your statements out of principle.
It is nothing more than a linux / gnome system that has no frigging software.
You are either trolling or you really have no idea of what you are talking about. OS X is so much more. We are seriously impressed with the platform allowing both a CLI access to the *nixy goodness and having a beautiful GUI on top for those less experienced. We can run all of our *NIX code with a recompile on the same box as Office, Photoshop, IDL, ImageJ, etc...etc...etc... The machines provide the easiest plug and play compatibility I have ever seen. I could go on and on here, but you get the point.
Not only that but the damn apps crash all the time
This statement is completely bogus. I call shenanigans. My experience with all of our OS X systems has been one of complete stability (more so than the IRIX box I had on my desk and much more than Windows). I have played with Linux, but for us, Linux has not worked as desktop replacements. For a server, Linux is nice although not as easy to manage as OS X.
and don't even get me started about either browser (ie and safari) both of which suck
It's true that ie on MacOS does suck and all development for ie stopped quite a while ago. It is a dead application. Safari on the other hand is a rather nice experience that is fast and provides features needed in a modern browser.
So save the MAC fan boy shit for someone not smart enough to know better.
Get a life, open your eyes and save your computer elitism for your greasy friends in the basement. Out in the real world, the whole point of using computers is to accomplish work. If a platform allows us to accomplish more work with less involvement, CIOs, CTOs and end users should be encouraged to explore options.
Well, our experience from switching a bioscience laboratory has been good. While we have not moved entirely to one platform, (I feel that multi-platform environments are more healthy) we have moved from an all Windows operation to a mixed Mac OS X / Windows environment with restrictions on the use of Windows machines having no outside Internet access.
The time required to manage the computers has gone down considerably through the introduction of OS X, and people using both Windows and Mac OS are saying they would rather not use the Windows machines simply from a user Interface experience. Additionally, more than one person has purchased Macintosh machines for their home use.
What you're referring to is interpolation, which is different.
Mathematically, yes. I agree. However, perform this experiment: run an edge detector filter on a 256 X 256 pixel image and then run the same filter on a 1200 X 1200 image. The image interpolation will make for a much more interpretable image on the higher resolution image because of running the edge detector filter.
You said it yourself "as it is usually just a change of color contrast to trick the brain into thinking it sees more sharply. It's quite effective actually, as you do tend to see better edges,". The issue here is representing the information so that it can be interpreted and not trying to extract more information than is actually present.
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The other thing to remember is that the human eye is NOT the most advanced eye in the animal kingdom. We essentially have three channels of vision for perception of our world, red, green and blue, whereas other organisms such as many fish, turtles and birds have much more advanced retinas (and complex) that our own. For example, the turtle likely sees in at least seven channels of vision, perceiving a world we could never hope to imagine.
Oh, and here is another fact: In the zebrafish, despite their retinas being much more complex and sophisticated than ours, can repair their retinas from damage whereas we are currently screwed if our retinas go bad.
IAAVS (I am a vision scientist), and neuroscientist.
Likely because anybody wanting to access the website from outside the US simply does not matter to Bush. Look, this is a guy who if you do not share his opinion or can help him out in any way, you become a non entity. Classic example is the Philadelphia Enquirer reporter who was talking to Bush telling him that he did not exactly agree with his position. The response from Bush? "Who cares what you think." Classic.
Look, from the perspective of Bush, anybody accessing his website from another country (and he has alienated so many in other countries) can 1) not have any impact on his re-election and 2) Likely will not be a fan of the man because you are in a demographic who likely does not support him.
Its too bad this could not have taken place sooner. I dumped AT&T a few months ago due to very poor customer service and because AT&T had absurdly high rates for international calling when I travel (calls from New Zealand to the US were something like $8.00/minute with AT&T) I went with T-Mobile at the time and have been for the most part satisfied, although coverage in remote areas of the American West is weak due to a less well developed GSM network. After reading an article in the Wall St. Journal (not linked because its a subscription article) this morning, it turns out however, even if I had remained with AT&T nee Cingular I would have had to deal with the same coverage issues because Cingular will move their customers from TDMA phones to GSM phones.
So, just like when the TDMA markets were rolling out some years ago, it took a couple years to expand them to remote areas. I suspect fairly uniform GSM coverage throughout remote areas in the near future. Perhaps if Cingular provides better service and lower rates, they might win myself and many others back.
Yep, you are right. That is what I get for typing without thinking. Sometimes I marvel at the fact that I made it through Calculus in high school and partial differentials in college. .
Wiring harnesses are heavy, expensive and difficult to install and maintain. If this can make a significant weight and complexity reduction, it may well be more than worth the added upfront cost.
Indeed. Even on the old cars with simple wiring harnesses I worked on as a mechanic during college, there could be significant problems. One of the cars I maintained was a 1969 Lamborghini Miura and tracking down electrical problems in that thing was a monster job. And don't even get me going on the early British cars with the Lucas electrics.....
True story: During a drive down a local canyon with the owner of one of the British cars I maintained I smelled smoke. "Don't worry" the owner says "It always smells like that". A couple miles later I say "You know, I really think something is burning" to which he replies "Nah, it's just......" Poof!. Smoke and flames lick up underneath the hood and we go screeching most inelegantly off the side of the road just in time to extinguish the flames.
The general rule of thumb is 1 MPG for every 100 lbs. This would boost fuel economy by about .5 MPG.
.5 MPG here factored in with 150 thousand miles over the life of a car factored in with gas at $2.00 US per gallon would save you something like 70 thousand dollars over the life of the car.......is that right? Whoa......Actually, I never thought about it in those terms, but even if it saved me $5 thousand dollars, it would be worth it.
Don't think that's a big deal then eh? OK then.
Actually......the typical weight of an automotive wiring harness is around 50 lbs which absolutely does impact your milage and has been an issue for automotive manufacturers for a number of years particularly with increasing fuel economy standards that will be going in place over the next few years. Every little bit helps.
I sincerely doubt that it would be harder for the public to have access to evidentiary information if that info is privately gathered and spread across the Internet, no?
Have you missed all the news stories about servers being confiscated? Even those in countries other than the U.S.?
Also, last I checked the PATRIOT act is fairly limited in the other two regards you mentioned, especially for information stored or disseminated outside of US territorial borders.
Read it again......and weep. Then vote!
Even without cryptographic jiggery-pokery, ..... Say, wha?????
Seriously though, this does raise an important point, however, the real issue is not "is there evidence available", rather it is: "can we get access to the evidence?". There are lots of instances where the facts exist, it is just obtaining access and recent efforts as part of and independent of the revised Patriot Act will make it even harder for the general public to 1) have access to evidentiary information 2) remain anonymous when contributing evidentiary information and 3) avoid prosecution for retaining evidentiary information that might be "determined" sensitive.
Remember to VOTE!
Raskin has been suggesting for years now that the MacOS has failed the interface test. My impression is that he would prefer an entirely different machine that may perhaps be radically different than what we have now. If this is so, Raskin should go out and create his OS of choice. At that point, I will evaluate it but for now, I will stick with OS X. Sorry Jeff, but you appear to be concerned with designing interfaces for folks that do not know how to use computers. I know how to use computers and have found very efficient workflows that allow tremendous amounts of work to be accomplished (except when posting to Slashdot of course) using current computer interface designs. The current way of doing business with GUI's is somewhat efficient for noobies, quite efficient for intermediate users, and the GUI combined with the CLI is very efficient for advanced users. By the way, the combined GUI and CLI is done quite nicely in OS X.
Also, Raskin's complaints about Windows and OS X being similar could come down to other explanations: 1) convergent evolution or 2) Microsoft blatantly ripped off Apple in look and feel and continues to do so. I am inclined to believe both options as there are simply efficient ways of interfacing with computers in a GUI paradigm. That said, how many times have we seen MacOS features show up in Windows some time later? I am by no means suggesting they are equivalent however. OS X is so much better than Windows in terms of function and interface, but Windows has made huge strides in the last few years, although I do find myself applying the "standard" Windows scheme on my XP machines.
As I understand it, biological production of oil is one of those long accepted dogmas that may or may not be exclusively true. There is a theory that suggests that oil production may not be biological exclusively. This is supported by a number of meteorites that have fallen to earth containing what appear to be complex hydrocarbon rich complexes. However, all of this said, I seem to remember a recent article in Science or Nature that suggested abiological production of hydrocarbons was possible (as observed in the Canadian shield), but not a significant resource for production of hydrocarbons.
Titan may offer the first chance for a terrifying symphony of alien thunder.
Alien thunder?.........hrmmmmm......new, name......for a band? Yeah, that's it.
On a more serious note, here is the link to the Cassini-Huygens main page complete with a tital flyby schedule, a flyby mission description, photo essay including some amazing images of the rings of Saturn, Titan and more.
So, Apple has been supporting multiple monitors since (I think) 1987 and I have been using at least two monitors since 1989 on my Mac IIsi, IIci, Quadra 840av Power Macintosh 9600, Power Macintosh G3 and G4s and now my G5. Also going back a couple of years on my SGI O2 and Octanes. It was not until 1998 that Windows started supporting multiple monitors (badly) and I was not using multiple monitors on Windows routinely until 2002 at which point I pretty much abandonded for OS X. Two Cinema Displays are pretty darned sweet, I must say.
Earth to BWJones: Slashdot is a privately-run geek portal.
Yes.......and?
The First Amendment (of which I am a diehard defender) does not apply to private entities. It only applies to the government.
Yes.......and?
Slashdot can censor whoever they want, whenever they want, for whatever reason they want, because it is *their* server time and space that they are *permitting* you to use.
True, but censorship is still censorship and those who would engage in it should not be trusted. I still say shame on them.
You do not have a *right* to post to Slashdot, or to have your posts modded-up.
I do not need to rely on that as my Karma has been maxed out for years now on Slashdot.
Now go home and cry to your momma about how the world isn't "fair." The world never was "fair," and never will be, nor *should* it be.
Listen to you......an undergraduate college student who's parents are likely paying for your tuition. You who judging from many of your last posts, do not believe that rules or law apply to you.
Your not all bad judging from some of your past posts which have been supportive or informative. Perhaps a bit arrogant and full of yourself, but do be careful about who you lecture to about the world not being fair. I understand and know this intimately, and have seen things in parts of the world that most Americans would not believe (and/or find deeply disturbing) and yet have come back and still been wildly successful by most definitions. I likely could not have accomplished as much in another country and as such, I am an ardent supporter of this country, its Constitution and its Bill of Rights.
The world never was "fair," and never will be, nor *should* it be.
I would be curious to have you expand on this logic. Just why should the world not be fair?
To the moderators who are modding the parent down......are you modding me down because you don't agree with me politically? Or are you modding me as troll because you actually think this is a troll? How can encouraging people to vote be a troll?
If you are modding me down because you dont agree with me politically, shame on you. That is censorship and no matter which side of the political fence you sit on, the First Amendment should be sacrosanct.
I am aware of this. Furthermore, the "contractors" are making significantly more (like 200-300% more) than the soldiers are making. What do you think that does for morale? What do you think that does for the Iraqi citizen? How are they supposed to tell the difference now between an American soldier and a civilian? Even more troubling is that the contractors are not subject to Geneva convention rules of engagement like soldiers are.
Aw, hell. While we are at it, why not privatize all of government? You might be surprised at how much is already privatized. We are well on our way to outsourcing our military to companies such as Haliburton and Computer Sciences Corporation (nee Dyncorp) as well as having our current POTUS wanting to privatize social security, the Dept. of the Interior, the Dept. of Eduation, the Department of Energy, our system of election to corporations like Diebold etc...etc...etc.... So, why are you now complaining about TIA and privacy?
Individuals and organizations that will do anything necessary to accomplish their goals, even if that means skirting the law by going outside the country should not be tolerated. In essence, this approach would violate the law, thus this effort at relocation, so why is he supported by members in the current government?
So, taking this further: Let's say that this company screws up in their data collection......what recourse will you have if the company is an offshore company? By what mechanisms will they be held responsible for errors or violations of the law?
All of this is exactly why you need to vote in this coming election. Get out and vote!
Gates: Understand those are cases where you are downloading third-party software.'
Hrmmmm. Downloading third party software on my Macintosh does not seem to get me into trouble in the same manner as it does on Windows........Why is that Mr. Gates? Furthermore, I have performed the experiment: Install Windows on a computer and hook it up to the Internet. Leave it hooked up without downloading one bit of software from anywhere! and the machine will be compromised. Why is that Mr. Gates?
Moving along: Q: Might you add anti-virus/spyware protection in Windows? Gates: It's not a thing you build in. You have to offer a service......Why is that Mr. Gates? I would have thought that you would offer a secure environment as part of your product out of the box? What does that tell us about the quality of your products? After all, does not my automobile come with airbags and antilock brakes and skid control and all wheel drive? Under your logic, those features would only work if I paid a monthly premium.
You know, I kept waiting for something better to happen with Windows, but I have work to do and things to create, so I'll stick with OS X and my Macintosh. Thanks anyway.
Actually no. I could kick some serious ass in high school and I had a temper to match. Back then, we had a number of the frat boys from the university that seemed to like to get drunk and drive over to the Indian Center (local punk venue) pick fights with the kids (typically younger) with funny hair. They typically got schooled and I developed my distaste for the university greek system.
Growing up a bit more in college and religion tempered me a bit and taught me to be more patient and understanding. Graduate school and my marriage taught me to be more compassionate and more tolerant, however, I still have a soft spot for the underdog and will always stand up for them.
"I understand his desire to search for intelligent life in outer space, because obviously he doesn't find it in the mirror in the morning," Hayes said. "I think that people can be comfortable that security has beamed this man out of our building."
What an ass Tom Hayes is! Come on now, there is no need for personal attacks, especially because this statement was publicly released in a news interview and they have already fired this guy. I am half tempted to find Tom's email address and tell him just that.
So the issue is: Was there a policy that prohibited use of those systems for that purpose? Granted, since the machines were taxpayer funded, this should have raised some red-flags for Charles Smith (the fired employee), however...... immediate termination rather than a warning seems a bit harsh. Any time you are using publicly funded resources for personal use, there should be extreme caution, and my bias is to never, ever go there in the first place unless there is a prior agreement for reimbursement.
Of course we do not know all the circumstances, but Tom Hayes is still an ass for publicly attempting to humiliate this guy. Tom, whats wrong with you? I suspect you are a former high school football player turned college frat boy who has to put people down to make yourself feel better. Ass!
Actually, a Ph.D. in computer science does not and should not restrict you to academics. Yes, it is true that you might be more inclined to to "academic work", but there are companies that value the Ph.D. for industry work. You might be surprised to know how many graduate degrees (masters and doctorates) there are at companies like Adobe, Apple, Motorola, IBM, Intel and yes, even Microsoft.
On top of all that, you can really clean up with a Ph.D. in computer science. Even the post-docs in our computer science program can make six figures (compare that to bio-science post-docs at around 30-40k).
All in all, I think the parent poster gave you rather bad advice. You should get a Ph.D. if you want one and are interested in learning. It is a mark of academic excellence and illustrates you are an authority in your chosen area of study, which does have implications for making a living. Depending upon your area of interest, others may find your expertise quite valuable.
Oh, yeah. Companies now have to "rewrite their applications to prevent exploits" because of a security flaw in Microsoft's software? Would not it be simpler and easier for Microsoft's customers for Microsoft to fix the flaw? Hey, if I wanted to keep my customers happy, that is the course of action I would suggest. Look, you have 2.9 Million web sites out there that now have to go through and invest a number of hours or work to fix the problem. Let's say the fix is easy and only requires say, three hours to recode and test......that is how many hours of lost productivity to the world's GDP? 8.7 Million hours of lost productivity!
Mod as Flamebait/Troll? Seriously. But that said, I like to give everybody at least a chance to speak and I will respond to your statements out of principle.
It is nothing more than a linux / gnome system that has no frigging software.
You are either trolling or you really have no idea of what you are talking about. OS X is so much more. We are seriously impressed with the platform allowing both a CLI access to the *nixy goodness and having a beautiful GUI on top for those less experienced. We can run all of our *NIX code with a recompile on the same box as Office, Photoshop, IDL, ImageJ, etc...etc...etc... The machines provide the easiest plug and play compatibility I have ever seen. I could go on and on here, but you get the point.
Not only that but the damn apps crash all the time
This statement is completely bogus. I call shenanigans. My experience with all of our OS X systems has been one of complete stability (more so than the IRIX box I had on my desk and much more than Windows). I have played with Linux, but for us, Linux has not worked as desktop replacements. For a server, Linux is nice although not as easy to manage as OS X.
and don't even get me started about either browser (ie and safari) both of which suck
It's true that ie on MacOS does suck and all development for ie stopped quite a while ago. It is a dead application. Safari on the other hand is a rather nice experience that is fast and provides features needed in a modern browser.
So save the MAC fan boy shit for someone not smart enough to know better.
Get a life, open your eyes and save your computer elitism for your greasy friends in the basement. Out in the real world, the whole point of using computers is to accomplish work. If a platform allows us to accomplish more work with less involvement, CIOs, CTOs and end users should be encouraged to explore options.
Well, our experience from switching a bioscience laboratory has been good. While we have not moved entirely to one platform, (I feel that multi-platform environments are more healthy) we have moved from an all Windows operation to a mixed Mac OS X / Windows environment with restrictions on the use of Windows machines having no outside Internet access.
The time required to manage the computers has gone down considerably through the introduction of OS X, and people using both Windows and Mac OS are saying they would rather not use the Windows machines simply from a user Interface experience. Additionally, more than one person has purchased Macintosh machines for their home use.
What you're referring to is interpolation, which is different.
Mathematically, yes. I agree. However, perform this experiment: run an edge detector filter on a 256 X 256 pixel image and then run the same filter on a 1200 X 1200 image. The image interpolation will make for a much more interpretable image on the higher resolution image because of running the edge detector filter.
You said it yourself "as it is usually just a change of color contrast to trick the brain into thinking it sees more sharply. It's quite effective actually, as you do tend to see better edges,". The issue here is representing the information so that it can be interpreted and not trying to extract more information than is actually present.